A jilted lover threw acid on his 19-year-old lady love causing serious burn inujries to the girl and two of her kin in Mathura late Thursday night. The victims were admitted to the district hospital and the accused was arrested.
As per reports, Irshad aka Kalua of Arjunpura locality of Govindnagar (Mathura) was trying to woo his neighbourh to tie the knot with him. However, the girl outrightly rejected and warned to complain if he did not stop his ovbertures. Angered by the girl’s refusal, Irshad had threatened her with dire consequences.
late on Thursday night, while the girl along with two kin were sleeping on the terrace, Irshad somehow reached there and threw acid over the girl causing 70 per cent burns. Her mother and younger sister who were sleeping nearby also received serious burns. The victims were later hospitalised by their family members. The matter was reported to the police and Irshad was arrested.
Meanwhile in a bizarre incident in Auraiya, a minor girl was raped and later torched alive.
Pankaj of Swaroopnagar area of Ayana (Auraiya) along with an uniodentifiied aide, barged into the house of their neighbour on Thursday evening. On finding their 15-year-old girl alone, the duo gang raped the girl. When the victim threatened to complain to her family members, the accused poured kerosene over her and torched her. The girl in flames raised an alarm but none of her neighbours responded and she died . A case was registered and the body of was sent for autospy. Efforts were on to nab the absconding rapists.